AHERA-certified environmental remediation and hazardous materials response. Asbestos. Lead. Hazwaste. Spill response. 24/7. Federal, tribal, and industrial clients across the Four Corners.
When the grass cures and the wind picks up, you don't want to be hunting for water. HOT BOX stages 6,000+ gallons on-site for wildland response, prescribed burns, and remote work — ready before the red-flag day hits.
Standard cleaning contractors are equipped to clean surfaces. DEKON is equipped to clean, remediate, and certify. Six service lines, one credentialed crew, every project documented to federal standards.
AHERA Building Inspector and Contractor Supervisor on staff. Friable and non-friable removal, encapsulation, soil excavation, transport, and licensed disposal.
Request a Quote24/7 emergency response for fuel, oil, chemical, and unknown-substance spills. Documented federal past performance. Manifested disposal coordination.
Request a QuoteConfined space entry. Tank, pond, and lagoon sludge removal. Mine and refinery decommissioning. Vacuum truck and mini-skid steer fleet.
Request a QuoteEPA and CDC protocol-based indoor air quality sampling. Mold identification and clearance testing. Pre- and post-abatement air monitoring for asbestos and lead projects. We do not perform mold remediation.
Request a QuoteExcavation, backfill, road and pad construction, fencing, and erosion control. Komatsu PC360 excavator, end dump, water truck. Public and private projects.
Request a QuoteSAM-active. CAGE assigned. Documented past performance with federal agencies and Tribal Nations. Registered with the Navajo Nation Tax — 75% Navajo workforce.
Request a QuoteTwo referenceable scopes shown side by side — one a 202,000-ton soil excavation, one a 1,200-LF asbestos pipe abatement. Both delivered under federal documentation. Both with zero recordable incidents.
Asbestos-contaminated soil excavated, transported, and disposed for a large-scale commercial development in central New Mexico. Fourteen months of continuous operations under AHERA supervision.
Asbestos pipe-wrap abatement during industrial site decommissioning. Full containment, AHERA Contractor Supervisor on site, manifested disposal, federal-spec closeout documentation delivered at demobilization.
Every project we cite below is documented, referenceable, and was delivered under prime or sub contract with the named client. Numbers, not narratives.
Two recent projects documented in detail — methods, quantities, regulatory framework, daily execution. Client names withheld for procurement neutrality; full references on request.
3.92 million pounds of abandoned CRT glass, electronics, and metal-contaminated dust (lead · cadmium · arsenic) removed from an active 85,692 sq ft warehouse with an occupied adjacent tenant protected throughout. Completed with high accolades.
Read Full Case Study →Federal asbestos abatement under EPA Region 9 oversight: NESHAP notification, full containment, two-stage decon, calibrated clearance air sampling, manifested disposal. Zero incidents. Clearance passed first attempt.
Read Full Case Study →DEKON crews respond to fuel, oil, chemical, and unknown-substance releases across the Four Corners — 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. No subcontract chain. No delay.
"We built DEKON to do the work that can't fail — and to do it from this corner of the country, with people from this corner of the country. Every project gets the same answer: documented, certified, and done right." — Dan Kelley, Owner
DEKON Environmental Services LLC is a Farmington, New Mexico-based environmental remediation and commercial construction contractor founded in May 2024 by Dan Kelley, who brings 28 years of construction experience and 16 years of dedicated environmental work. The company serves the Four Corners region — including significant work on Navajo Nation, BIA, and other tribal lands.
Past performance anchors include a 202,000-ton asbestos-impacted soil excavation on a Fortune 500 hyperscaler data center campus (zero recordable incidents), a 20,000-ton lagoon sludge remediation at a federal test facility, a 3,200 cubic yard asbestos soil removal on BIA tribal land, and a 9,200-gallon fuel tanker spill response that received formal commendation from a federal On-Scene Coordinator. Client names withheld for procurement neutrality — full project references available to qualified prospects on request.
Service lines include asbestos sampling and abatement, mold and hantavirus remediation, HAZWOPER 40-hour emergency response, hazmat soil and waste transport, indoor air quality testing, and confined-space work. The construction division provides site preparation, dirt work, drainage, and commercial cleaning. SAM.gov-active (UEI NARD6L7LPW3, CAGE 1A8J1), AHERA-certified, DOT #4411852, EPA ID NMR00032243, NM License #417265.
Dan Kelley (Owner / GM) · Jimmy Mihelich (Co-Owner — Field Ops & Logistics) · Jonathan Dan (Co-Owner — Emergency Response & AHERA) · Jessica Kelley (Office Manager).
Registered with Navajo Nation ONTC for Business Activity & Sales Tax. Active contract under Navajo Nation DBMHS. 75% Navajo workforce on the field crew — documented from kickoff through closeout.
SAM.gov active. Documented past performance on federal civilian, federal aerospace, BIA tribal land, and USDA contracts. Hold all federal identifiers required for prime or sub contracting on government work.
Zero recordable incidents across federal projects to date. Site Specific Health & Safety Plans on every job. OSHA 10/30 across the field crew.
Two specialized service lines built for clients who need more than a one-time project — staged emergency water for wildland fire, and an annual indoor air membership for homes and small commercial.
6,000+ gallon container-based staged water for wildland fire response, prescribed burn support, and remote industrial sites.
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Annual indoor air quality program. Professional sampling, AHERA-certified inspection, and post-abatement clearance testing.
Enroll NowExcerpted from signed reference letters on file. Client names withheld out of respect for procurement neutrality — full letters available to qualified prospects on request.
"Both Dan and Jimmy demonstrated exceptional attention to detail, maintained consistent communication, and displayed remarkable ingenuity in the planning and execution of a project that faced constantly changing conditions and scope. Their leadership and approach were instrumental in ensuring the project was completed ahead of schedule, under budget, and with a steadfast commitment to safety."
"They often suggested procedural modifications that maintained or improved overall project quality and met safety goals while also expediting project schedules — modifications that often resulted in overall project cost reduction. Dan and Jimmy actively promote an excellent safety culture by strict adherence to safety procedures while encouraging all project personnel to openly communicate safety issues."
Email a spec, an SOW, or a site address. We respond with a scoped proposal — labor, equipment, disposal, and compliance documentation broken out line by line. No mystery line items.